Blood pressure - what do you consider normal?

i am 38, m, run about 20 week.

90/70 is about ave for me.

Everyone is different...their is a average but everyone varies. Mine has usually been around 110/62 or like 100/60 and my pr in the 5k is 14:45.

You guys are awsome - with those low numbers (90/60 wow!)

You guys will probably live to be at least 90 years old. I will be lucky to attain 70 the way things are going (my average numbers are around 125/75).

I have tried everything (no salt), increased exercise, avoiding stress....but I will never reach your numbers...must be genes....

mine ranges from 115/70 to 135/75.........I am gonna die young i guess!!

run 30:40 for 10k......28 yrs old

ghost, it really depends on when you're having the BP measured. Many people can have their's drop 10 or more points with about 5 minutes of sitting quietly.

There are many more factors that go into your risk of heart disease than just BP. Make sure you're cholesterol is down, especially LDL, and keep exercising and eating right. You are right, genes do play a role. However, BP is not a case of lower = better. Just try to get yours down under 120/80 and you should be fine.

I take a number of BP tablets, and my "normal" reading is approx 170/110.

My doctor is "undecided" as to whether I should still run or not.

I have noticed that as I take more tablets, my endurance has declined,

Any advice?

Matt

Is this a recent spike or has it always been notoriously high? It's likely going to go up even more if you don't run. That said, you obviously have some sort of disorder. If you were really large, the BP cuff could be too small for your arm, which would drive up the readings a lot.

But the Dr. knows what the right size for you would be so it makes me think you have some sort of disease. Salt/sodium makes BP go up, but not to that level unless something is very wrong. I would check your thyroid out, get some bloodwork, that sort of thing. That's a little scary, friend, and good luck.

Friday mine was 120/74 with the help of medicine. Pulse is 45. I guess I will die young also--especially if I worry about it.

I was interested in Orville Atkins comment about needing medicine to produce a BP reading of 120/74.

Am I right in thinking that Orville was a former U.S. international running, with, one assumes, healthy eating habits?

So it seems BP has a lot to do with genes, because some people do everything right, and still have high B.P. Life is not fair!

Is it true that once a person goes on Blood Pressure medication, he/she has to continue for life?

That does not seem to make sense, because if someone with high B.P. can reduce his weight and eat less salt, then maybe the B.P. would return to normal levels...?

By the way did any of you guys see the movie "Super Size me" about a guy who goes on the McDonalds diet for 30 days.

He ate McDonalds every day (3 times a day) for 30 days, and his weight increased from 185 to 210 pounds in 30 days! But the worst thing for him, were the abnormal levels of cholesterol and other things in his blood - which had previously been excellent.

This film makes you want to avoid fast food for life. Watch it...and you might never eat at McDonalds again...

I was never an internationlist but did run in numerous National Championship events in Canada and the US and three Canadian Olympic team trial races.

Blood pressure does have a lot to do with genes. Everyone n my family hadhigh blood pressure. My father died suddenly at age 52. My brother died suddenly at age 53. Neither ate correctly or exercized. I feel that I may have my mothers genes re blood pressure but also think running all my life, eating as well as I can and doing nothing in excess (except running) have helped me reach 68. Although I do not have all of the results yet my annual physical on Friday seems to have gone well. I have 30 years to go. That is a lot more Olympics. By the way my doctor is 74 and he outruns me every Sunday.